Construction Senior Manager

Jollibee Group of Companies; Philippines; Hybrid; PHP 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Zenith Foods Corporation, Inc. in the Philippines seeks a Construction Senior Manager to lead large-scale CAPEX projects from feasibility to turnover, coordinating civil, mechanical, and utilities disciplines across multiple sites.

The role demands at least 10 years of managerial/technical experience in FMCG or related industrial construction, with licensure as a mechanical, electrical, or civil engineer. Hybrid work setup in Canlubang, Laguna.

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Civil Engineering and licensure.
• Ten years of managerial and technical experience in factory/industrial projects or construction management in FMCG industry.
• Experience managing multi-billion-peso CAPEX or large-scale facility construction projects.
• Expertise in civil/structural design, mechanical systems, utilities, and end-to-end construction.
• Strong background in contractor management, cost estimating, and project controls.
• Advanced skills in project management methodologies and tools.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management.
• Willing to report on a hybrid work setup in Canlubang, Laguna.

Responsibilities

• Leads the full project lifecycle: feasibility, scoping, budgeting, detailed design, construction, commissioning, and turnover.
• Directs and manages large-scale CAPEX projects across multiple locations.
• Develops engineering standards, project management tools, and best practices for organization-wide deployment.
• Formulates project schedules, budgets, cost estimates, risk assessments, and performance metrics.
• Collaborates cross‑functionally with Real Estate, Procurement, R&D, Manufacturing, Legal, Facilities, and external partners.
• Oversees contractor and vendor performance, ensuring alignment with design specs, safety standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Provides technical leadership across civil/structural, mechanical, utilities and construction disciplines.
• Ensures compliance with government permitting, safety regulations, environmental guidelines, and quality standards.
• Leads issue resolution, escalation management, cost control, and change management processes.
• Drives capability building, mentoring, and succession planning for the project engineering team.
• Benchmarks industry practices to continuously improve engineering and construction processes.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Project management methodologies

Vendor management

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (Licensed Engineer)

Licensed Engineer

Job description

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The Construction Senior Manager willead large-scale capital expenditure (CAPEX) projects, including new facility construction, site expansions, and complex end‑to‑end engineering initiatives. This senior role oversees project lifecycle execution—from feasibility and design through construction, commissioning, and turnover—ensuring all projects meet quality, cost, safety, and timeline objectives. Moreover, this role shall oversee multi-disciplinary engineering teams, manage vendors and contractors, establish engineering standards, and drive project excellence across multiple sites.

• Leads the full project lifecycle: feasibility, scoping, budgeting, detailed design, construction, commissioning, and turnover.
• Directs and manages large-scale CAPEX projects across multiple locations.
• Develops engineering standards, project management tools, and best practices for organization-wide deployment.
• Formulates project schedules, budgets, cost estimates, risk assessments, and performance metrics.
• Collaborates cross‑functionally with Real Estate, Procurement, R&D, Manufacturing, Legal, Facilities, and external partners.
• Oversees contractor and vendor performance, ensuring alignment with design specs, safety standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Provides technical leadership across civil/structural, mechanical, utilities and construction disciplines.
• Ensures compliance with government permitting, safety regulations, environmental guidelines, and quality standards.
• Leads issue resolution, escalation management, cost control, and change management processes.
• Drives capability building, mentoring, and succession planning for the project engineering team.
• Benchmarks industry practices to continuously improve engineering and construction processes.

Job Qualifications:

• A graduate of Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Civil Engineering (Licensed Engineer).
• With at least ten (10) years of managerial and technical experience in factory/industrial engineering projects or construction management in a food or multinational consumer goods (FMCG) industry.
• Demonstrated success managingmulti-billion-peso CAPEX or large-scale facility construction projects.
• Expertise in civil/structural design, mechanical systems, utilities engineering, and end‑to‑end construction processes.
• Possess strong background in contractor management, cost estimating, and project controls.
• Advanced skills in project management methodologies and tools.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Must be willing to report on a hybrid work setup in Canlubang, Laguna.

*Zenith Foods Corporation, Inc., the hiring entity, is a wholly owned subsidiary ofJollibee Foods Corporation.